Parandes simplus Muir, 1925

Wang, Xiao-Ya, Zhi, Yan, Yang, Lin, Long, Jian-Kun, Chang, Zhi-Min & Chen, Xiang-Sheng, 2023, First record of the genus Parandes Muir, 1925 from China with descriptions of two new species (Hemiptera, Fulgoromorpha, Cixiidae), European Journal of Taxonomy 888 (1), pp. 111-123 : 119-121

Parandes simplus Muir, 1925

Fig. 5

Parandes simplus Muir, 1925: 511 .

Diagnosis

The salient features of the new species include the following: forewing hyaline, slightly tinged with brown, almost without markings ( Fig. 5A–B ); hind tibia without lateral spines ( Fig. 5G ).

Material examined

Holotype INDONESIA • ♀; West Borneo, Mowong ; F. Muir leg.; BMHH type No. 1134 ( Fig. 5F ).

Redescription

MEASUREMENTS. Body length: female 4.30 mm; length of tegmen: 6.50 mm (N = 1).

COLORATION. General color brown ( Fig. 5A–B ). Eyes yellowish brown, margin pale; ocelli faint red, semi-translucent.Lateral carinae of frons lighter; lateral side of head with a long brown spot anterior to the eyes. Antenna yellowish brown. Vertex, face and rostrum generally brown. Pronotum light brown. Mesonotum darker than pronotum, shiny. Forewing hyaline, slightly tinged with brown, more distinctly over clavus and Cu, almost without markings; stigma brown; veins light brown, costa darker brown; tubercles sparse, minute, same color as veins. Front coxa dark brown, the apical half shiny black; front and middle legs with a longitudinal dark mark. Abdomen light yellowish brown ventrally.

HEAD AND THORAX. Vertex ( Fig. 5A ) longer than wide; anterior margin nearly straightly, posterior margin U-shaped recessed, lateral carina developed. Frons ( Fig. 5C, E ) longer than wide, lateral carina developed. Pronotum ( Fig. 5A ) slightly shorter than vertex; posterior margin recessed. Mesonotum longer than pronotum and vertex combined. Forewing ( Fig. 5A–B ) longer than wide; RP 3 branches, MP with 5 terminals. Hind tibia ( Fig. 5G ) without lateral spines; chaetotaxy of hind tarsi: 6/7.

FEMALE GENITALIA. Ovipositor ( Fig. 5D ) twice as long as pygofer; pygofer a little longer than wide; anal segment not as long as pygofer, a little longer than wide. Apex rounded.

Distribution

Indonesia (West Borneo).

Remarks

This species can be distinguished from the other species of the genus by the body color, forewing markings and hind tibia.

Figures

Fig. 5. Parandes simplus Muir, 1925, holotype, ♀ (BMHH type No. 1134). A. Dorsal view. B. Lateral view. C. Left ventral view. D. Genitalia, ventral view. E. Face. F. Label information of specimen. G. Hind leg, lateral view. Scale bars = 0.5 mm. (Provided by the BMHH.)